Muskegon News Archive: Drug Addiction: Tough To Cracktag:blog.mlive.com,2014:/chronicle/8812007-12-16T03:27:37ZCommunity, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos.Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceFor more information and where to get helptag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5757222007-12-16T03:27:37Z2007-12-21T17:47:56ZWHERE TO GET HELP Licensed substance abuse treatment is available from the following local providers: Alcohol and Chemical Abuse Consultants, 635 W. Summit: Outpatient care. Phone: (231) 737-9840. Catholic Social Services/Crossroads, 1095 Third: Outpatient care for adults and adolescents, including...Lee Lupo | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/llupo/index.html
WHERE TO GET HELP Licensed substance abuse treatment is available from the following local providers: Alcohol and Chemical Abuse Consultants, 635 W. Summit: Outpatient care. Phone: (231) 737-9840. Catholic Social Services/Crossroads, 1095 Third: Outpatient care for adults and adolescents, including...
Treating addiction: When desperation callstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5590002007-12-19T03:30:25Z2007-12-19T03:50:59ZFor some people, desperation prompts them to reach out for help, to seek treatment for their drug addiction. (Chronicle photo illustration/Kendra Stanley-Mills)
Read the story | Honesty, empathy key to support group | Addicts battle habit, societal stigmaLynn Moore | lmoore8@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lwmoo/index.html(Chronicle photo illustration/Kendra Stanley-Mills)Read the story | Honesty, empathy key to support group | Addicts battle habit, societal stigma]]>
Honesty, empathy key to support grouptag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5590202007-12-19T03:25:28Z2007-12-19T03:28:38ZWednesdayLynn Moore | lmoore8@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lwmoo/index.html
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Addicts battle habit, societal stigmatag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5590262007-12-19T03:20:30Z2007-12-19T03:28:37ZChronicle/Darren BreenFormer crack users form a prayer circle at the end of a group therapy session at West Michigan Therapy. Many people in treatment need to be removed from their home environments, said Louis Churchwell, executive director of West Michigan...Lynn Moore | lmoore8@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lwmoo/index.html
Chronicle/Darren BreenFormer crack users form a prayer circle at the end of a group therapy session at West Michigan Therapy. Many people in treatment need to be removed from their home environments, said Louis Churchwell, executive director of West Michigan...
Prescription drugs: From home to schooltag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5587902007-12-18T03:30:09Z2007-12-18T12:15:07ZPrescription drug abuse often involves painkillers taken in combination with other legal or illegal drugs. And it can damage lives, lead to crime and sometimes prove deadly.
(Chronicle photo illustration/Kendra Stanley-Mills)
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Student users often fly under radar
Drug abuse reaches into county jail
How abusers get drugsLisa Medendorp | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lisamedendorp/index.html(Chronicle photo illustration/Kendra Stanley-Mills)Read the storyStudent users often fly under radarDrug abuse reaches into county jailHow abusers get drugs]]>
Student users often fly under radartag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5587952007-12-18T03:25:11Z2007-12-18T03:36:08ZTuesdayLisa Medendorp | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lisamedendorp/index.html
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How abusers get drugstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5588972007-12-18T03:20:04Z2007-12-18T03:31:46ZAddicts who can't get enough medication from their own physician often circumvent the system or turn to crime. Common methods used include: • Going to a different doctor. • Going to a hospital emergency room and complaining of severe pain....Lee Lupo | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/llupo/index.html
Addicts who can't get enough medication from their own physician often circumvent the system or turn to crime. Common methods used include: • Going to a different doctor. • Going to a hospital emergency room and complaining of severe pain....
Drug abuse reaches into county jailtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5588252007-12-18T03:15:13Z2007-12-18T03:20:06ZPrescription drug abuse played a role in the deaths of two Muskegon County Jail inmates during the past two years. The deaths were attributed to drug overdoses. Jail officials say they often deal with inmates who are addicted to prescription...Lee Lupo | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/llupo/index.html
Prescription drug abuse played a role in the deaths of two Muskegon County Jail inmates during the past two years. The deaths were attributed to drug overdoses. Jail officials say they often deal with inmates who are addicted to prescription...
'Courage' turns toxic: Methadone a deadly mixertag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5587392007-12-17T03:30:42Z2007-12-17T16:23:58ZMethadone, a synthetic painkiller in the opioid family, is playing an inceasing role in drug-related deaths in Muskegon County and throughout the nation.
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The victims of methadoneLisa Medendorp | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lisamedendorp/index.html(Chronicle photo illustration/Kendra Stanley-Mills)Read the story | Four facing charges after teen's deathThe victims of methadone]]>
Four facing charges after teen's deathtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5587422007-12-17T03:25:35Z2007-12-17T03:31:35ZSince Aug. 12, in an ever-widening circle from the bed where 17-year-old Steven Carlson's lifeless body was found following a methadone overdose, Fruitport Township police have been investigating and making arrests. So far four people have been charged with methadone-related...Lisa Medendorp | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lisamedendorp/index.html
Since Aug. 12, in an ever-widening circle from the bed where 17-year-old Steven Carlson's lifeless body was found following a methadone overdose, Fruitport Township police have been investigating and making arrests. So far four people have been charged with methadone-related...
The victims of methadonetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5587412007-12-17T03:20:38Z2007-12-17T03:31:34ZMethadone was involved in 29 of 58 drug-related accidental deaths in Muskegon County during the past five years, according to death certificates filed during those years with the Muskegon County Clerk's Office. Death certificates cite methadone alone as the cause...Lisa Medendorp | The Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lisamedendorp/index.html
Methadone was involved in 29 of 58 drug-related accidental deaths in Muskegon County during the past five years, according to death certificates filed during those years with the Muskegon County Clerk's Office. Death certificates cite methadone alone as the cause...
The victims of crack cocainetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5615192007-12-16T03:30:53Z2007-12-16T04:30:27ZTeba Summers. Shatasha Jordan. Jeaneal Hudson. These are the names behind the statistics of crack addiction. The women whose lives revolve -- or have revolved -- around a drug so powerfully addictive, they have resorted to prostitution and crime on...Susan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/swolffis/index.html
Teba Summers. Shatasha Jordan. Jeaneal Hudson. These are the names behind the statistics of crack addiction. The women whose lives revolve -- or have revolved -- around a drug so powerfully addictive, they have resorted to prostitution and crime on...
Family bears brunt of boy's addictiontag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5568782007-12-16T03:36:13Z2007-12-16T03:55:07ZChronicle • Ken StevensRussell Johnson, 16, center, talks with his mother, Lisa Johnson, left, and his brother, Anton Johnson, right, prior to his Dec. 4 court appearance in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court. Russell entered a plea of no contest...Susan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon Chroniclehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/swolffis/index.html
Chronicle • Ken StevensRussell Johnson, 16, center, talks with his mother, Lisa Johnson, left, and his brother, Anton Johnson, right, prior to his Dec. 4 court appearance in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court. Russell entered a plea of no contest...
Crack cocaine: It affects us alltag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/chronicle//881.5568802007-12-16T03:45:39Z2007-12-16T03:55:06ZIt destroys lives. It sparks violence. And, in the 20 years it's been in Muskegon County, crack cocaine has been a big, ongoing burden on the local criminal-justice system.
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The victims of crack cocaine.
John S. Hausman | jhausman@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jhausman/index.html
Read the story | Family bears brunt of boy's addictionThe victims of crack cocaine.
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